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China's revised marriage registration regulations came into effect on Saturday, simplifying the procedure for marriage registration and allowing couples to register anywhere in the country regardless of their hukou household registration locations.
In Beijing alone, over 1,400 couples registered for marriage on Saturday, with cross-regional registrations, or those who don't hold a local household registration certificate, accounting for 31.9 percent of the total, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.
A registrar at a marriage registration office in Southwest China's Sichuan Province also said the number of couples registering in the city has increased compared to previous periods, Chengdu Daily reported.
Although marriage registration offices only operated in the morning on Saturday - the first day of the new policy's implementation - Shenzhen Fabu, citing data from the Shenzhen Civil Affairs Bureau, reported that 439 couples completed marriage registrations citywide.
The updated regulations eliminate the need for household registration books, which have long been necessary for marriage applications. Couples now need only present their identification cards and sign a declaration affirming they are unmarried and not close blood-relations within three generations in order to be officially registered for marriage, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
Additionally, the new rules allow couples to register their marriage at any eligible registry office nationwide, regardless of their household registration location, said Xinhua.
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